Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-14

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complexion is light, his eyes gray ana rest
less and his side-whiskers sandy. ne i
the owner of several yachts, INT Id
Darntless is his special pride aud lie /
confident that she will he snugiy sc
sconced in Queenstown HarbOr hours, l
not DAYS, before the Coronet. He VII
make the voyage in her himself anG
will be accompanied by Ernest Staples
John H. Bird, the Secretary OF the Ne"
York Yacht Club, who goes rs the repre-
sentative OF Mr.. Bush, and one or tWo
friends, be sides two reporters. MI. Coi1S
representative on the CorOnet will DE-
j. N. Winslow, the owner OF the schoone
Agnes.
FAMOUS SHIPPERS.
Although Captain Samuel Samuels, VINO
will shape the course of the Dauntless In
the expected March gale, has I've iuIy
three score years and has been most OIL tna'
time a seafaring man, he is still as active
and full of vigor as many of the youngsters
who defy old age from a perch on the SKY
sail yard of a clipper ship. He has beens SC
much at sea tn he is thoroughly salted, as
the expression goes, and has sailed IN near
ly every description Of vessel that ever
foated. He first gained celebrity through
his connection with Governor E. ID. Nor
CAMS famous clipper ship, the Dread
nOught, which made so many fast Trips
across the Atlantic that she acquired
the reputation of being rs fleet as a steam
ship. -.
Since leaving the Dreadnought, Captain
Samuels has been identified prlnclpaliy
with ocean yachting. Il was he who sailed
the Henrietta when she beat the FleetwlnS
and Vesta in the race from Sandy Hook tC
the Needles in 1866. He was also engaged
by James Gordon Bennett to command the
Dauntless in her race with the Cambria IN
1870. That the Dauntless was second IN
this contest is said to have been more the
fault of the owner than the sailing master,
since the former persisted in carrying out
his ideas in regard to course and sails when
Captain Samuels was resting IN his cabin
Much confidence is placed in Captain
Samuels' Judgment and thorough knowl-
edge of winds and currents in the Atlantic,
and when it was known that he would
command the Dauntless in the cOming..race
she Immediately became q iavorite with
betting men.
Captain C. P. Crosby, who will guide
the Coronet to Queenstown HarbOr, Is
familiar with every bit of timber and
eve.y piece of metal in the craft. He
assisted in preparing her model, Jealous
" watching every detail of hes construc-
ton, and is proud of the fact that he is
master of a boat that suits him in every
particular from stem to stern. The cap
tain has been in Mr.. Bush's employ for
four years, and has unlimited authority
to contract for what he wishes for the
yacht. lie is q well-built, muscular look
ing man of about fifty years and looks
every inch a sailor. He has a sharp blue
eye, which is capable of many express
sions, and when he is in quizzical mood
rather betrays his Yankee origin. He is
a native of PASSPORT, Me-, and has been at
sea sinch he was u child. He has sailed
in all styles of vessels and has had enough
remarkable experience to fill a library.
Among his perilOus undertakings which
are pointed to as guarantees of his grit,
are the sailing Off small tugboat from
New York to Cape Town and a cat-boat
from Boston to Bermuda.